News and reflections from the world of AI

History and benefits of digital microscopy

For centuries the microscope has been one of the most important tools in science, enabling the examination of objects invisible to the naked eye. Commonly when people think of microscopes they think of light microscopes, also known as optical microscopes, which work by passing light through a sample and some magnifying lenses into your eyes through the ocular lenses. The first microscope was ...

Aiforia releases another CE-IVD marked clinical AI Model — expanding its diagnostic pathology offering to prostate cancer

This latest regulatory certification brings Aiforia’s portfolio of AI-powered diagnostic tools to a total of 5 CE-IVD marked clinical AI models for breast, lung, and now prostate cancer — the most commonly occurring cancer in men. According to the World Cancer Research Fund, more than 1.4 million new cases of prostate cancer were diagnosed in 2020. Both pathologists and patients deserve reliable ...

Aiforia adds fourth CE-IVD marked clinical AI Model to its rapidly expanding portfolio of novel tools for cancer diagnostics

Aiforia is providing a uniquely comprehensive approach to breast cancer diagnostics as the majority of cases express ER and/or PR. Therefore, the two are considered to be the most significant biomarkers involved in the evaluation of breast cancer.

Employee Spotlight: Interview with Pirjo Purolinna

Describe your role at Aiforia. I work as a user experience (UX) designer. My job is about designing user-centred solutions, mostly for the Aiforia clinical application. In practice, that means I help to map needs of the users, work with several of our teams to come up with solutions, and finally design how the solution would come alive in the user interface.

The role of veterinary pathologists in preclinical studies

The central role of veterinary pathologists in animal disease diagnostics is evident, but how about in other fields such as preclinical research? What particularly is the role of a veterinary pathologist in this? Continue reading to find out!

Employee Spotlight: Interview with Anniina Manninen

How long have you been at Aiforia, and what do you do? I’ve been working at Aiforia for almost three years now alongside my studies. I work as a Data Analyst in application development. In addition I’m currently working on my Master’s Thesis for Aiforia on the topic of Self-supervised Learning for Histological Image Representation.